Band of Brothers / The Pacific Special Edition Gift Set DVD from executive producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman, brings the dramatic show to your living room with this DVD. The two critically acclaimed 10-part HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific DVD gift set, with a special documentary, Called to Service found only on DVD and Blu-ray, features never-before-seen interviews from the Easy Company and 1st Marine Division veterans.

This would be an outstanding learning piece for high school history classes. It would open these youngsters eyes to what maturity, sacrafice, obedience, honor, and dedication truely mean at the highest level. Did I mention maturity? (I am not a teacher)

Band of Brothers, based on the novel by Stephen Abrose; with Executive Producers- S. Spielberg, and Tom Hanks is the story of Easy Company of the 101st Airborne in World War II and their battles against the Germans in Normandy, Carentan, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Market-Garden, Bastogne, and others. The audience follows the characters from America to Germany with special commentary by the men of Easy Company.

The Pacific, from the people who made Band of Brothers is similar in its cinematography. The films follow the Marines of 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions as they push their way through Midway and Guadalcanal.

These two series are both historically accurate in their portrayals using the first-hand accounts from the same Veterans who experienced the horrors of the Pacific and European Theaters of WWII. Discs provide amazing Bonus Features that include maps, characters, and a "Field Guide" that defines terminology and events that appear during the course of the films. Band of Brothers offers Disc 6 that includes- We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company, The Making of, and the Video Diaries of Ron Livingston.

These two disc sets make amazing gifts for your history buff, war movie fan, or someone who just wants to be entertained. If you are a fan of Saving Private Ryan, then you will love this.